Kappe

See also: kappe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“coat, hood”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this form with -pp- (instead of -pf- or -ff-) loaned from or influenced by Low German?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapə/

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• Rhymes: -apə

Noun

Kappe f (genitive Kappe, plural Kappen, diminutive Käppchen n or Käpplein n)

1. cap, hood

Declension

Declension of Kappe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kappe	die	Kappen
genitive	einer	der	Kappe	der	Kappen
dative	einer	der	Kappe	den	Kappen
accusative	eine	die	Kappe	die	Kappen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• auf die eigene Kappe nehmen
• Käppi
• Rotkäppchen
• Badekappe
• Bromkappe
• Duschkappe
• Eiskappe
• Narrenkappe
• Polkappe
• Polarkappe
• Radkappe
• Schwimmkappe
• Stoffkappe
• Tarnkappe
• verkappt

Related terms

• Haube

Descendants

• → Danish: kappe

Further reading

• “Kappe” in Duden online
• “Kappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kappe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kappe

1. plural of Kapp